Finning rewards its investors

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FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC. $32 is a buy. The company’s (Toronto symbol FTT; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 162.4 million; Market cap: $5.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.finning.com) shares continue to recover from their March 2020 low of $10.59. That’s largely due to strengthening commodity prices, particularly crude oil and copper, which have spurred demand for bulldozers and other heavy equipment. New government spending on public infrastructure projects should also lift Finning’s earnings. Thanks to its improving outlook, Finning is now raising your quarterly dividend by 9.8%. Starting with the September 2021 payment, investors will receive $0.225 a share instead of $0.205. The new annual rate of $0.90 yields 2.8%. The stock is also attractive at 16.3 times the projected 2021 earnings of $1.96 a share. Finning is a buy. buy…